Higashinada-ku, Kobe



Higashinada (東灘区) is one of 9 wards of Kobe, Japan. It has an area of 30.36 km2. and a population of 212,111 (2012). South of the Hanshin Main Line, it is also home to some notable sake brewing areas, including Uozaki and Mikage.

Railways

 * JR Kobe Line (Sumiyoshi - Settsu Motoyama - Konan-Yamate)
 * Hankyu Kobe Line (Mikage - Okamoto)
 * Hanshin Main Line (Ishiyagawa - Mikage - Sumiyoshi - Uozaki - Ōgi - Fukae)
 * Rokko Liner

Roads

 * Hanshin Expressway 3 - Kobe Route, 5 - Wangan Route
 * Route 2, Route 43, Route 171

Sea

 * Port of Kobe (Rokko Island)

Education


Universities:
 * Kobe International University on Rokko Island
 * Konan University
 * Konan Women's University

Public high schools:
 * Rokko Island High School (神戸市立六甲アイランド高等学校) on Rokko Island

Private high school:
 * Nada High School

International schools:
 * Canadian Academy on Rokko Island
 * Deutsche Schule Kobe on Rokko Island

Former schools:
 * Norwegian School - Moved to Rokko Island in 1990, closed in 2005.